Wikipedia talk:2008 main page redesign proposal/MindstormsKid

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Many users think that the current main page is dull, too long, stuff is not in the right place, etc. People are mostly happy with mine, except for the colors, so I would like users who want the colors changed to tell me on this talk page (you can also comment on stuff not related to the colors). Please use this format:

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 Wikipedia - #color
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 TFA - #color
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 DYK - #color
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 ITN - #color
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 OTD - #color
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 TFP - #color
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 Other FC - #color
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 Sister Pages - #color
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 Comments:
 *comment one
 *comment two

If you like the current color, you can say "current" (current means the current ones for mine, not the current one). If you like another editor's colors, you can vote for it in the comments part (or comment on it.) Color wheels can be found at [1] and [2]. Please use the HTML codes, or the color name if it has one (e.g. "blue"). ≈ MindstormsKid 14:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Example colors

≈ MindstormsKid
Wikipedia - current
TFA - current
DYK - current
ITN - current
OTD - current
TFP - something else, but I don't know what
Other FC - something else, but I don't know what
Comments:

I like the current one a lot, but a few colors aren't that good. ≈ MindstormsKid 14:40, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My comments on everything but colors :-)

I like show/hide!
I like full width for Featured Picture. (Though I'd prefer to see the "featured" star icon there and in the heading below it.)
I like pointing out "more than 10,000,000 articles in more than 250 languages"!
You have a lot of white space in that top "Wikipedia" collapsible box. Perhaps a couple of words for each of the links? And/or cut out the ones which just duplicate what's in the left panel! I still find (after over a year active) that the links on the present main page send me on a merry chase, what with all the duplicates, and the ones which appear to be duplicates, but aren't!
I like the short-and-simple Welcome lines at the top!
I like the same-width columns and the order of them (by content). --Hordaland (talk) 22:18, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'll work on it tomorrow. I had forgotten to take the links out that were already in the sidebar... ≈ MindstormsKid 02:27, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Colors

I don't have a better idea for all of these, but I do think the bright green for DYK is a little much. I'd also change the grey of OTD to something a bit more colorful, and perhaps make the red of ITN a bit darker. The yellow is OK for today's featured picture, but the other featured content orange is very bright. I do like the two shades of blue at the top of the page, though. CCG _(T-C) 23:28, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the red and green, and darkened the aqua a little bit. What do you think the white should be replaced with? ≈ MindstormsKid 02:53, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]